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Fake

In one line: Making the defense believe you are hitting one site, then going to the other.

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What it means

A fake is a feint: you make noise, throw utility and show a few players on one site so the defense rotates there. Then the team (or most of it) hits another site, which now has fewer defenders.

A fake has a cost: utility, time, sometimes a player. It works if it is convincing (enough noise and utility to look real) and if the team knows when to stop and switch. Against a defense that never rotates, a fake achieves nothing.

An example

Two players throw smokes and a flash into A main and make noise. The defense sends two players from B towards A. Meanwhile three of you hit B, where only one defender is left.

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Checked on October 4, 2026, game version 13.06

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